Health Priorities in Australia Syllabus Dot points

Question 1

Measuring health status

Answer 1

• role of epidemiology
• measures of epidemiology (mortality, infatn mortality, morbidity, life expectancy)

Question 2

Identifying priority health issues

Answer 2

• social jutice principles
• priority population groups
• prevalence of condition
• potential for prevention and early intervention
• costs the individaul and communtiy

Question 3

Groups experiencing health inequities

Answer 3

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• peopel in rural and remote areas

Question 4

highel levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems
- Cardiovascular disease
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Question 5

A growing and ageing population

Answer 5

• healthy ageing
• increased population living with chronic disease and disability
• demand for health services and workforce shortages
• availability of carers and volunteers

Question 6

Health care in Australia

Answer 6

• range and types of health facilities and services
• responsibility for healt facilities and services
• equity of access to health facilities and services
• helath care expenditure versus expenditure on early intervention and prevention
• impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on helath care, e.g. cost and access, benefits of early detection
• health insurance: medicare and private

Question 7

complementary and alternative health care approaches

Answer 7

• reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health prodcts and services
• range of productes and services available
• how to make infromed consumer choices

Question 8

Health promotion based on the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter

Answer 8

• levels of responsibility for health promotion
• the benefits of partnerships in health promotion, e.g. government sector, non-government agencies and the local community
• how helath promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes social justice
• the Ottawa Charter in action